[HN Gopher] Blood Pressure Control Should Focus on More Potassiu...
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       Blood Pressure Control Should Focus on More Potassium (2023)
        
       Author : will-burner
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2024-08-26 22:18 UTC (42 minutes ago)
        
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       | will-burner wrote:
       | I've struggled to lower my blood pressure consistently, and I've
       | been told by doctors and always thought that reducing sodium is
       | the most important thing to lower blood pressure. I was unaware
       | of the role potassium plays in tandem with sodium, and will be
       | trying to raise the amount of potassium in my.
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       | I also did not know that 1 banana a day is not enough potassium,
       | you should eat more than that! I eat a banana almost everyday and
       | always thought that covered my potassium. I am now trying to eat
       | more leafy greens that are also a good source of potassium.
        
         | nabla9 wrote:
         | You can make your own electrolyte drinks.
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         | Typically sport drinks have carbs, salt, potassium chloride,
         | and magnesium. Mineral waters have salts, potassium and
         | magnesium. You can buy potassium chloride, and magnesium
         | citrate powder and leave sugars and salts out or reduce them. I
         | haven't looked, but there might be already products that suit
         | you.
        
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